I Oughta Know Better chords by James Johnston

Key: D

Intro:

A     G        D   A
        Come on       Let's go


Verse 1:
A
4:42, Friday afternoon
A
I tell you, man, I was about done
A
It'd been a hard week, worked off my feet
          Em
And I was ready to get back home
        D
When my phone started buzzin'
                             A           G     D
My buddy was wonderin', what I was doin' after work
          A  N.C.
He said, "Me and the boys are down at the bar"
                              A
Well, I guess one drink won't hurt

Chorus:
              A
I oughta know better
A
One turned into two then four
G
Next, we're doin' doubles on a hardwood floor
D                                             A
Blowing our money, making buddies with the bartender
G             A
I oughta know better
A
Last call and the sun come out
G
Stumblin' all the way back to my house
D                                          A
Findin' that couch, and passin' out on the leather
                    G        N.C.
Yeah, I oughta know what was gonna happen when you made that call
N.C.
'Cause it goes down every time we're together
              A       G
I oughta know better
                    D      A  G
Yeah, I oughta know better


Verse 2:
A
Me and my girl were three years steady and said
A
We're 'bout done with that crowd
                                                  Em
So, let's just stay home, watch Bridget Jones and cuddle up on the couch
        D
Well, I turned down the lights, she poured the wine
    A           G     D
And put a glass in my hand
          A     N.C.
Man, that first sip of red went straight to my head
                        A
And we started changin' plans


Chorus:
              A
I oughta know better
A
One turned into two then four
G
Next, we're doin' doubles on a hardwood floor
D                                             A
Blowing our money, making buddies with the bartender
G             A
I oughta know better
A
Last call and the sun come out
G
Stumblin' all the way back to my house
D                                          A
Findin' that couch, and passin' out on the leather
                    G    N.C.
Yeah, I oughta know what was gonna happen when you made that call
N.C.
'Cause it goes down every time we're together
              A
I oughta know better
A
Yeah, man


Instrumnetal Break:
G    D    A


Bridge:
      G    N.C.
Yeah, four turns to five and five turns to seven
G     N.C.
Next, I'm with the band singing Stairway to Heaven
      G     N.C.
Well, seven turns to eight, wait, I think it was nine
          D                      Em
Man, this happens every God damn time


Chorus:
                  A
So, I oughta know better
N.C.
One turned into two then four
N.C.
Next, we're doin' doubles on a hardwood floor
N.C.
Blowing our money, making buddies with the bartender
              A
I oughta know better
A
Last call and the sun come out
G
Stumblin' all the way back to my house
D                                          A
Findin' that couch, and passin' out on the leather
                    G    N.C.
Yeah, I oughta know what was gonna happen when you made that call
N.C.
'Cause it goes down every time we're together
              A
I oughta know better


Outro:
      G
Yeah, man
              D
I oughta know better
A            G    A    G    D
Oh, one more time
D
Yeah, it happens every time we're together
N.C.
I oughta know better